ILOILO CITY, Aug. 2 -- One person died and three others were injured after a fire razed a house in this city's Barangay Onate in Mandurriao District at about 8:55 a.m. on Saturday.

The fatality, a 75-year-old woman, was trapped on the second floor of their house.

Those injured were a 65-year-old woman who sustained second-degree burns on her nape, left arm, and head, as well as a 49-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy, who both sustained first-degree burns. The senior citizen was admitted to the Western Visayas Medical Center.

Iloilo City Fire Marshall, Fire Supt. Melanie Habawel, in a media interview, reminded the public to situate the rooms of the elderly, persons with disability, and children near the exit.

"They should not be left ...